The quota method and the largest remainder method

1. An election quota shall be the number of votes required for receiving one mandate in a multi-member constituency. The election quota shall be determined as follows: the sum total of votes received by the lists of candidates participating in the distribution of mandates shall be divided by the number of mandates to be elected in the constituency. If the division produces a remainder, the quotient (election quota) shall be increased to the nearest whole number.

2. The number of mandates per list of candidates shall be established by dividing the number of votes received by the list of candidates by the election quota.

3. If the division produces a remainder, it shall be used to distribute any remaining mandates according to the fractional parts of the remainders.

4. Mandates not distributed according to the election quotas shall be distributed one by one among the lists of candidates participating in the distribution of mandates, starting with the list that has the largest remainder, until all the remaining mandates are distributed.

5. If the remainders for multiple lists of candidates are equal, the list with the smaller candidate number shall be entered first. Any mandates remaining undistributed after the application of the quota method shall be distributed one by one to the lists of candidates in sequence, starting with the list of candidates that is entered first.

6. If any list of candidates receives more mandates than the number of candidates on the list, the remaining mandates shall be further distributed to other lists by applying the largest remainder method.

7. Mandates shall be allocated to candidates based on the final order of candidates on the list drawn up by the Central Electoral Commission.